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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Hi there blog friends! It's another What If? Wednesday challenge at The House That Stamps Built, and we've rotated around to designer's choice challenge. This time it's the super talented Patti J's turn to challenge us and as simple as her challenge sounds, I found it not so simple. Her challenge is to create a card using white and one other color!

I decided to go really CAS with my card because I wanted to use this awesome stamp RI# 4109-H "Sand Dollar". I've had it for quite some time and have wanted to make it a focal image on a card. Patti's challenge gave me the opportunity to fulfill my own challenge of finding a way to use this stamp as a focal image.

Monday, July 6, 2015

Hi there! Cheri here with this week's project of the week! How about making some glass magnets that can be used for fun gift giving or even favors for weddings and birthday parties! WARNING: Making these are addicting.Supplies needed:

1 Inch (or larger) glass gems usually used for vases. (You can find these at Michael's or other craft stores where they sell floral items.)

Glossy Accents by Ranger - it dries clear and strong

Assorted stamps, papers and coloring items.

A round paper punch - or scissors for cutting images.

Round magnets a little smaller than your glass gems.

I started by stamping my image (in this photo RI#2338-C "Happy") onto colored cs and then ran it through an embossing folder to get some texture. I then added some Wink of Stella glossy sparkle to the eyes and mouth.

On this particular image I did not use the punch. Instead, I traced the glass gem around the image and trimmed it with my scissors. Often times the stones are not perfectly symmetrical and tracing and trimming by hand is the best way to get a neat edge.

When ready, add the Glossy Accents to the back side of the glass and press the image into the Glossy Accents and wipe excess from around edges with a wipe or clean damp cloth. Be careful not to use too much glue...it spreads easily.

When dry, add more Glossy Accents to the magnet and add it to the back side of the glass gem and once that's dry, you have a cute magnet to give away or add to your own home decor. They are really fun to make!

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I'm a sixty "something" boomer who saw a handmade card one day and thought "WOW! I want to do that". Sooooo, here I am. (Secret) When I was a little girl, paper dolls were my favorite toy; I must have had hundreds of them and I used to cut the models out of my mother's old catalogs and make clothes for them with some other pages from the ladies clothing photos.
I married a Maine (iac) man and now live here in the beautiful state of Maine, however, I was born and raised in the beautiful Adirondacks of NYS. I'm devoted to my wonderful husband, my kids and my grandchildren. I'm blessed in so many ways and I count my blessings every day.

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